Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Ajinomoto is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.6T — 2.1x Fuji Oil's ¥772.3B.
Ajinomoto earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 12.6% — 8.7 points above Fuji Oil (3.9%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Fuji Oil +15.1%, Ajinomoto +3.5%.
Ajinomoto pays more on average — ¥10.6M against ¥8.33M at Fuji Oil.
Over the past year the shares moved Fuji Oil +42.7%, Ajinomoto +21.9%.
Head-to-head wins13 metrics
One win per metric for the company with the best value. Metrics with no better or worse (P/E, average age, employees) are excluded.
ScaleInvestors
Ajinomoto aheadAjinomoto 3 : Fuji Oil 0
Revenue: Ajinomoto ¥1.6T / Fuji Oil ¥772.3B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Ajinomoto aheadAjinomoto 2 : Fuji Oil 1
Operating margin: Ajinomoto 12.6% / Fuji Oil 3.9%
GrowthInvestors
Fuji Oil aheadAjinomoto 1 : Fuji Oil 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Ajinomoto +3.5% / Fuji Oil +15.1%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Fuji Oil aheadAjinomoto 0 : Fuji Oil 2
Share price, 1 year: Ajinomoto +21.9% / Fuji Oil +42.7%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Ajinomoto aheadAjinomoto 2 : Fuji Oil 0
Average salary: Ajinomoto ¥10.6M / Fuji Oil ¥8.33M
| Metric | Ajinomoto | Fuji Oil | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.6T | ¥772.3B | 2.1x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥199.4B | ¥29.8B | 6.7x |
| Net income | ◎¥134.7B | ¥11.1B | 12.1x |
| Metric | Ajinomoto | Fuji Oil | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎12.6% | 3.9% | 8.7pt |
| Net margin | ◎8.5% | 1.4% | 7.1pt |
| ROE | — | 5.0% | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥427M | ◎¥498M | 1.2x |
| Metric | Ajinomoto | Fuji Oil | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +3.5% | ◎+15.1% | 11.6pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +75.0% | ◎+159.1% | 84.1pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +8.1% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+8.8% | −2.4% | 11.2pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −1.2% | — |
| Metric | Ajinomoto | Fuji Oil | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +21.9% | ◎+42.7% | 20.7pt |
| Share price, 3 months | +5.8% | ◎+10.0% | 4.2pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 35.1x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 38.4% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥5,118 | ¥4,552 |
◎ marks the best value for each metric. Revenue and profit are from the latest full-year earnings release; share prices are closing-price references; P/E = latest close ÷ trailing EPS. For banks and some other financials, revenue means ordinary income.
| Metric | Ajinomoto | Fuji Oil | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥10.6M | ¥8.33M | ¥2.28M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | — | ¥262,800 | |
| Average tenure | ◎18.9 yrs | 16.0 yrs | 2.9 |
| Average age | 43.5 | 41.5 | 2.0 |
| Employees | 3,705 | 1,550 | 2.4x |
Average salary is for the reporting (parent) company and is affected by average age and job mix. Holding companies with few employees are left out of the salary comparison.
Close (Oct 30, 2026)
¥5,118+21.9% (1Y)
Ajinomoto +21.9% over 1Y. Compared: Fuji Oil +42.7%.
Reference chart of daily closing prices, not real-time quotes (split-adjusted; weekly closes before the last year). Each line shows the % change from the start of the period. Updated Oct 30, 2026.
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Ajinomoto ¥10.6M, Fuji Oil ¥8.33M. Ajinomoto pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Ajinomoto 43.5, Fuji Oil 41.5).
ARevenue in the latest results: Ajinomoto ¥1.6T, Fuji Oil ¥772.3B. Ajinomoto is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.6T — 2.1x Fuji Oil's ¥772.3B.
AOperating margins: Ajinomoto 12.6%, Fuji Oil 3.9%. Ajinomoto turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Fuji Oil +42.7%, Ajinomoto +21.9%. Fuji Oil has risen the most.
Comparing 2 companies (up to 4)
Sources: earnings releases (kessan tanshin), annual securities reports and other public information. Share prices are closing-price references, not real-time. Our data may contain errors; investment decisions are your own responsibility.
